Pioneering force receives 750,000 euros

The company was thus able to successfully conclude a crowdinvesting campaign - and apparently received even more money than expected.

The start-up Pionierkraft, which is based in Munich's Technology Center, raised more money in a crowdinvesting campaign than was originally stated as its goal. Since 80 percent of the originally set funding volume had been reached in a short time, the company raised the limit to 750,000 euros. The company also reached this goal - and in just 30 hours, as the website Munich Startup reported.

The startup now wants to put the money into its sales and development team. In September, Pionierkraft had already landed seven-figure investments in a financing round. The money came from existing investors Hans Hubschneider, Ralf Hasler, Jan Czichos and the investment company EIT InnoEnergy. New investors Eva Brucherseifer, Felix Mielke, Gregor Breidenstein and Mike de Saldanha have joined the company.

Pionierkraft wants to make it possible for self-produced electricity to be shared with neighbors or tenants, for example. This should work purely locally and, for example, without the use of public grids. The start-up's declared goal is to make new solar plants more worthwhile financially, but also in terms of efficiency. The company was founded by Nicolas Schwaab and Andy Eberhardt.